Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - An Early American Christmas

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - An Early American Christmas
Author: Raymond Gonzalez
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2023-07-24
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513474650

This collection of Christmas carols includes 17 iconic and lesser-known holiday songs arranged in standard notation and tablature for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist. The compilation is unique in that its selections reflect the soundscape of the Precolonial Era of American history. While many of these carols originated in 17th and 18th century Europe, some are homegrown spirituals, and one is a Huron melody. In these lyrical arrangements, author/guitarist Raymond Gonzalez applies his gift for combining traditional harmonies with occasional harmonic and rhythmic twists, adding freshness and color to traditional music. All pieces are in standard or dropped-D tuning and are suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance. Includes access to online audio of every tune as expertly recorded by the author.

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful American Airs & Ballads

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful American Airs & Ballads
Author: Raymond Gonzalez
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2022-03-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513459171

This collection presents 22 lyrical American tunes including traditional 19th century songs, melodies from the WWII era, and modern-day pieces by William Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications. Whether it’s a Civil War ballad or a jazz inspired tone poem, Raymond Gonzalez has a gift for creating unique settings that occasionally blend harmonics with normally fretted notes and open strings. The end result is a flowing melody/chord/bass arrangement that is challenging but accessible to the intermediate guitarist. All of the notation and tab settings in this book appear in standard or dropped-D tuning and are suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance. To keep page clutter to a minimum, the reader is referred to the tablature for string, fret, and harmonic locations. Includes access to online audio of every tune recorded by the author.

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles
Author: Raymond Gonzalez
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2022-10-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513471325

Christmas Carols in the British Isles presents 20 songs from the Renaissance through early 20th century. It includes familiar compositions such as the “Coventry Carol”, “Away in a Manger”, and the “Wexford Carol”, and incorporates some lovely pieces that may be new to the listener. The melodies for these lyrical pieces appear in their most easily recognized form before any variation is presented. Raymond Gonzalez has a gift for combining traditional harmonies with occasional harmonic and rhythmic twists, providing freshness, color, and new life to familiar tunes. All arrangements are in standard or dropped-D tuning, suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance and should be comfortably accessible to the intermediate guitarist. The reader is referred to the tablature for string, fret, and harmonic locations. The book includes access to online audio of every tune recorded by the author.

Fingerpicking Christmas (Songbook)

Fingerpicking Christmas (Songbook)
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2003-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476801843

(Guitar Solo). Features 20 classic carols carefully written for the intermediate-level guitarist. Each solo combines melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. Includes: Away in a Manger * Deck the Hall * The First Noel * Good King Wenceslas * I Saw Three Ships * It Came upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Silent Night * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * What Child Is This? * and more.

Gorgeous Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar

Gorgeous Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar
Author: El McMeen
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2023-12-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513476890

The name of this book is no exaggeration. It includes some of the most gorgeous music that the authors El McMeen and Sandy Shalk know. To make things even more interesting, none of the music was originally written for guitar! In addition to Celtic favorites, El includes his arrangements of two of the most beautiful arias in all of opera: "Che Gelida Manina" from Puccini's "La Boheme" and "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (“Mon Coeur S'ouvre à ta Voix”) from "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Sandy's contributions range from Celtic to French love songs to Stephen Foster, manifesting Sandy's gift for chordal subtleties and innovation. Each piece is in either standard tuning (EADGBE) or Drop D tuning (DADGBE). Written in standard notation and tablature with computer generated audio files of each arrangement.

Mark Hanson's Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar

Mark Hanson's Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar
Author:
Publisher: Acoustic Masters
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780769263663

Twelve classic holiday songs for solo fingerstyle guitar. Includes performance notes, multi-level arrangements in both standard notation and tab, and CD accompaniment. Titles include: The First Noel * Go Tell It on the Mountain * In Dulci Jubilo * Joy to the World * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Silent Night * Winter Wonderland and more.

Fingerpicking Christmas Songs

Fingerpicking Christmas Songs
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1495074234

(Guitar Solo). 15 songs carefully written for intermediate-level guitarists, combining melody and harmony in superb fingerpicking arrangements. An easy introduction to basic fingerstyle guitar is also included. Songs: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth * Baby, It's Cold Outside * Caroling, Caroling * The Christmas Waltz * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * The Little Drummer Boy * A Marshmallow World * Mary, Did You Know? * Mele Kalikimaka * Silver and Gold * Sleigh Ride * White Christmas * Winter Wonderland * Wonderful Christmastime.

Fingerstyle Guitar Gig Book

Fingerstyle Guitar Gig Book
Author: Bill Piburn
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609741307

This collection of 146 fingerstyle transcriptions and arrangements covers a wide variety of styles including dozens of popular and jazz standards as well as blues and country songs, sea chanteys, folk ballads, sacred, gospel and Christmas melodies, Celtic and patriotic tunes, children's songs, classical and wedding music, and select Piburn originals. the book is designed as a resource for guitarists in virtually any solo performance situation. the result of years of experience as an arranger/composer and performing guitarist, this book provides a goldmine of tunes for the fingerstyle player. from Greensleeves and the Girl I left Behind Me to 'Round Midnight and the Girl from Ipanema, this comprehensive anthology has it all. You'll be able to compile your set lists for a broad array of venues from this single source! Intermediate to advanced in difficulty with all tunes appearing in standard notation and tablature.

Sweet Tennessee Hymns

Sweet Tennessee Hymns
Author: Gerard Garno
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2021-03-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513459872

In this popular book concert guitar soloist Gerard Garno presents a variety of guitar solo arrangements on 25 hymn and gospel favorites. A unique feature of this book is the inclusion of a simple fingerstyle solo, an advanced fingerstyle solo, the hymn text and tune with chords shown and historical notes on each selection. Written in notation and tablature, these solos sound equally good on steel or nylon string guitars.